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Risks of business software as a cloud solution
Firebird White Paper
Holger Klemt, January 2026
What should you do if your Porsche won't start or your cloud ERP is no longer usable?
Some readers will no doubt have already read the recent articles about dissatisfied Porsche customers in Russia whose vehicles no longer start, because a globally implemented anti-theft device in the vehicle permanently blocks the vehicle as a precautionary measure due to a lack of cloud access and shuts off the fuel supply in such a way that it cannot be circumvented with simple tricks, even though some providers have already offered workarounds. Porsche has sanctioned all support for Russia for good reasons, so no solution should be expected from that side.
What does this story have to do with a cloud ERP solution?
Well, sooner or later, a number of customers will surely notice this as well.
The idea for this White Paper was triggered by the decision of a medium-sized German company that had been using a self-written Delphi/Firebird application at numerous locations and had expanded it over the course of the last 30 years, implementing processes specific to their needs. Not everything was perfect, but in the area of logistics in particular, constantly changing standards were implemented in such a way that they precisely met their requirements.
Risiken einer Business Software als Cloud Lösung
Firebird White Paper
Holger Klemt, Januar 2026
Was tun, wenn der Porsche nicht mehr anspringt oder Ihre Cloud ERP auch nicht mehr einsetzbar ist?
Sicher haben einige Leser schon die aktuellen Artikel über unzufriedene Porschekunden in Russland gelesen, deren Fahrzeuge nicht mehr starten, weil eine global implementierte Diebstahlsicherung im Fahrzeug wegen fehlendem Cloudzugriff das Fahrzeug vorsichtshalber dauerhaft blockiert und die Kraftstoffzufuhr so abschaltet, dass man das auch nicht mit simplen Tricks umgehen kann, auch wenn da wohl schon einige Anbieter Workarounds angeboten haben. Porsche hat aus guten Gründen jeglichen Support für Russland sanktioniert, man sollte also von der Seite keine Lösung erwarten.
Was hat diese Geschichte mit einer Cloud ERP Lösung zu tun?
Nun denn, das werden sicherlich diverse Kunden früher oder später auch zeitnah merken.
Die Idee zu diesem White Paper wurde ausgelöst durch die Entscheidung eines mittelständischen Unternehmens in Deutschland, welches an mehreren Standorten bisher auf einer selbstgeschriebenen Delphi/Firebird Anwendung gesetzt hat und diese im Laufe der letzten 30 Jahre immer mehr erweitert und dabei Prozesse anforderungsspezifisch umgesetzt hat. Da war nicht alles perfekt, aber gerade im Bereich der Logistik wurden immer wieder wechselnde Standards so realisiert, dass es genau den Anforderungen entsprach.
White Paper: Firebird Software Interfaces
https://www.ibexpert.net/ibe/uploads/Main/FirebirdSoftwareInterfaces.pdf
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